IF ALL THE SWORDS IN ENGLAND: A STORY OF THOMAS BECKET

by Barbara Willard

Young Simon, recently and tragically orphaned, becomes a scribe in the following of the exiled Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. The uncertainty of the tumultuous years leading to the infamous cathedral slaying is heightened by Simon's separation from his twin Edmund, who is in the service of King Henry II. With an expert pen Barbara Willard deftly recounts events leading to the bishop's martyrdom in 1170.
Time Period:

High Middle Ages (1000-1300 A.D.)
Location: Europe, England
Age 10 and up

ISBN: 9781883937492